preclivity

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Noun[edit]

preclivity

  1. Misspelling of proclivity.

Usage notes[edit]

The word proclivity starts with a syllable that is cognate with the English prefix pro-, not with pre-; however, quite possibly by speciously tempting cognitive analogy with both the idea of temporal precedence and (relatedly) the synonym predisposition, sometimes people tend toward starting the word proclivity with pre-.